Once in a while, I seek to gather and make sense of the flurry of activity that goes on in the international affairs realm and in the current events arena after having developed the philosophical underpinnings for such a task. And of course, one has to pick and choose or “cherry pick” what to focus … Continue reading Be Prepared to Fight
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Prison Notebooks
It’s that time of the year again: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). It might not be the most wonderful time of the year, but it is that time of the year nevertheless. And this year, something extraordinary happened, namely, that 157 out of 193 UN member nations decided to vote in favor of Palestinian … Continue reading Prison Notebooks
An Asymmetry of Power
But even in matters of foreign policy and international relations, one cannot escape the issue of class, given that class pertains in large part to the issue of structure, and in the end, we are dealing with structure. As Marx and Engels wrote: “The proletariat and wealth are opposites. As such they form a whole. … Continue reading An Asymmetry of Power